Implement micropub update support with clean exception-based error handling

- Add MicropubUnsupportedModelException for non-note update attempts
- Refactor UpdateHandler to throw exceptions instead of returning JsonResponse objects; extract applySyndication() to DRY up duplicated syndication URL mapping
- Fix MicropubController: InvalidTokenScopeException now returns 401 + insufficient_scope; add catches for ModelNotFoundException (404) and MicropubUnsupportedModelException (500); updates return 200 not 201
- Slim MicropubRequest.normalizeMicropubJson() to branch on action type, keeping update and create fields cleanly separated
- Update tests to match corrected status codes and error keys; remove markTestSkipped() from all update tests

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

app/Exceptions/MicropubUnsupportedModelException.php

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Exceptions;
+
+class MicropubUnsupportedModelException extends \Exception {}

app/Http/Controllers/MicropubController.php

@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use App\Exceptions\InvalidTokenScopeException;
 use App\Exceptions\MicropubHandlerException;
+use App\Exceptions\MicropubUnsupportedModelException;
 use App\Http\Requests\MicropubRequest;
 use App\Models\Place;
 use App\Models\SyndicationTarget;
 use App\Services\Micropub\MicropubHandlerRegistry;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\ModelNotFoundException;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Lcobucci\JWT\Token;
@@ -45,11 +47,31 @@ class MicropubController extends Controller
             $handler = $this->handlerRegistry->getHandler($type);
             $result = $handler->handle($request->getMicropubData());
 
-            // Return appropriate response based on the handler result
+            if ($result['response'] === 'updated') {
+                return response()->json([
+                    'response' => $result['response'],
+                ], 200)->header('Location', $result['url']);
+            }
+
             return response()->json([
                 'response' => $result['response'],
                 'location' => $result['url'] ?? null,
             ], 201)->header('Location', $result['url']);
+        } catch (InvalidTokenScopeException) {
+            return response()->json([
+                'error' => 'insufficient_scope',
+                'error_description' => 'The token does not have the required scope for this request',
+            ], 401);
+        } catch (ModelNotFoundException) {
+            return response()->json([
+                'error' => 'invalid_request',
+                'error_description' => 'No known note with given ID',
+            ], 404);
+        } catch (MicropubUnsupportedModelException) {
+            return response()->json([
+                'error' => 'invalid',
+                'error_description' => 'This implementation currently only supports the updating of notes',
+            ], 500);
         } catch (\InvalidArgumentException $e) {
             return response()->json([
                 'error' => 'invalid_request',
@@ -57,15 +79,10 @@ class MicropubController extends Controller
             ], 400);
         } catch (MicropubHandlerException) {
             return response()->json([
-                'error' => 'Unknown Micropub type',
+                'error' => 'unsupported_operation',
                 'error_description' => 'The request could not be processed by this server',
             ], 500);
-        } catch (InvalidTokenScopeException) {
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            return response()->json([
-                'error' => 'invalid_scope',
-                'error_description' => 'The token does not have the required scope for this request',
-            ], 403);
-        } catch (\Exception) {
             return response()->json([
                 'error' => 'server_error',
                 'error_description' => 'An error occurred processing the request',

app/Http/Requests/MicropubRequest.php

@@ -48,20 +48,25 @@ class MicropubRequest extends FormRequest
 
         $data = $json->all();
 
-        // Convert JSON type (h-entry) to simple type (entry)
+        $this->micropubData['token_data'] = $data['token_data'];
+
+        if (isset($data['action']) && $data['action'] === 'update') {
+            $this->micropubData['type'] = 'update';
+            $this->micropubData['update_url'] = $data['url'] ?? null;
+            $this->micropubData['update_replace'] = $data['replace'] ?? null;
+            $this->micropubData['update_add'] = $data['add'] ?? null;
+            $this->micropubData['update_delete'] = $data['delete'] ?? null;
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Create request — normalize h-type and properties
         if (isset($data['type']) && is_array($data['type'])) {
             $type = current($data['type']);
             if (str_starts_with($type, 'h-')) {
                 $this->micropubData['type'] = substr($type, 2);
             }
         }
-        // Or set the type to update
-        elseif (isset($data['action']) && $data['action'] === 'update') {
-            $this->micropubData['type'] = 'update';
-        }
-
-        // Add in the token data
-        $this->micropubData['token_data'] = $data['token_data'];
 
         // Add h-entry values
         $this->micropubData['content'] = Arr::get($data, 'properties.content.0');

app/Providers/MicropubServiceProvider.php

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ namespace App\Providers;
 use App\Services\Micropub\CardHandler;
 use App\Services\Micropub\EntryHandler;
 use App\Services\Micropub\MicropubHandlerRegistry;
+use App\Services\Micropub\UpdateHandler;
 use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
 
 class MicropubServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ class MicropubServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
             // Register handlers
             $registry->register('card', new CardHandler);
             $registry->register('entry', new EntryHandler);
+            $registry->register('update', new UpdateHandler);
 
             return $registry;
         });

app/Services/Micropub/UpdateHandler.php

@@ -5,21 +5,21 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace App\Services\Micropub;
 
 use App\Exceptions\InvalidTokenScopeException;
+use App\Exceptions\MicropubHandlerException;
+use App\Exceptions\MicropubUnsupportedModelException;
 use App\Models\Media;
 use App\Models\Note;
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\ModelNotFoundException;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
-/*
- * @todo Implement this properly
- */
 class UpdateHandler implements MicropubHandlerInterface
 {
     /**
      * @throws InvalidTokenScopeException
+     * @throws MicropubUnsupportedModelException
+     * @throws MicropubHandlerException
      */
-    public function handle(array $data)
+    public function handle(array $data): array
     {
         $scopes = $data['token_data']['scope'];
         if (is_string($scopes)) {
@@ -30,67 +30,35 @@ class UpdateHandler implements MicropubHandlerInterface
             throw new InvalidTokenScopeException;
         }
 
-        $urlPath = parse_url(Arr::get($data, 'url'), PHP_URL_PATH);
+        $urlPath = parse_url(Arr::get($data, 'update_url'), PHP_URL_PATH);
 
-        // is it a note we are updating?
         if (mb_substr($urlPath, 1, 5) !== 'notes') {
-            return response()->json([
+            throw new MicropubUnsupportedModelException('This implementation currently only supports the updating of notes');
-                'error' => 'invalid',
-                'error_description' => 'This implementation currently only support the updating of notes',
-            ], 500);
         }
 
-        try {
+        $note = Note::nb60(basename($urlPath))->firstOrFail();
-            $note = Note::nb60(basename($urlPath))->firstOrFail();
-        } catch (ModelNotFoundException) {
-            return response()->json([
-                'error' => 'invalid_request',
-                'error_description' => 'No known note with given ID',
-            ], 404);
-        }
 
-        // got the note, are we dealing with a “replace” request?
+        if (Arr::get($data, 'update_replace')) {
-        if (Arr::get($data, 'replace')) {
+            foreach (Arr::get($data, 'update_replace') as $property => $value) {
-            foreach (Arr::get($data, 'replace') as $property => $value) {
                 if ($property === 'content') {
                     $note->note = $value[0];
                 }
                 if ($property === 'syndication') {
-                    foreach ($value as $syndicationURL) {
+                    $this->applySyndication($note, $value);
-                        if (Str::startsWith($syndicationURL, 'https://www.facebook.com')) {
-                            $note->facebook_url = $syndicationURL;
-                        }
-                        if (Str::startsWith($syndicationURL, 'https://www.swarmapp.com')) {
-                            $note->swarm_url = $syndicationURL;
-                        }
-                        if (Str::startsWith($syndicationURL, 'https://twitter.com')) {
-                            $note->tweet_id = basename(parse_url($syndicationURL, PHP_URL_PATH));
-                        }
-                    }
                 }
             }
             $note->save();
 
             return [
                 'response' => 'updated',
+                'url' => $note->uri,
             ];
         }
 
-        // how about “add”
+        if (Arr::get($data, 'update_add')) {
-        if (Arr::get($data, 'add')) {
+            foreach (Arr::get($data, 'update_add') as $property => $value) {
-            foreach (Arr::get($data, 'add') as $property => $value) {
                 if ($property === 'syndication') {
-                    foreach ($value as $syndicationURL) {
+                    $this->applySyndication($note, $value);
-                        if (Str::startsWith($syndicationURL, 'https://www.facebook.com')) {
-                            $note->facebook_url = $syndicationURL;
-                        }
-                        if (Str::startsWith($syndicationURL, 'https://www.swarmapp.com')) {
-                            $note->swarm_url = $syndicationURL;
-                        }
-                        if (Str::startsWith($syndicationURL, 'https://twitter.com')) {
-                            $note->tweet_id = basename(parse_url($syndicationURL, PHP_URL_PATH));
-                        }
-                    }
                 }
                 if ($property === 'photo') {
                     foreach ($value as $photoURL) {
@@ -106,14 +74,25 @@ class UpdateHandler implements MicropubHandlerInterface
             }
             $note->save();
 
-            return response()->json([
+            return [
                 'response' => 'updated',
-            ]);
+                'url' => $note->uri,
+            ];
         }
 
-        return response()->json([
+        throw new MicropubHandlerException('Unsupported update operation');
-            'response' => 'error',
+    }
-            'error_description' => 'unsupported request',
+
-        ], 500);
+    private function applySyndication(Note $note, array $urls): void
+    {
+        foreach ($urls as $url) {
+            if (Str::startsWith($url, 'https://www.facebook.com')) {
+                $note->facebook_url = $url;
+            } elseif (Str::startsWith($url, 'https://www.swarmapp.com')) {
+                $note->swarm_url = $url;
+            } elseif (Str::startsWith($url, 'https://twitter.com')) {
+                $note->tweet_id = basename(parse_url($url, PHP_URL_PATH));
+            }
+        }
     }
 }

tests/Feature/MicropubControllerTest.php

@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ class MicropubControllerTest extends TestCase
             ],
             ['HTTP_Authorization' => 'Bearer ' . $this->getTokenWithIncorrectScope()]
         );
-        $response->assertStatus(403);
+        $response->assertStatus(401);
-        $response->assertJson(['error' => 'invalid_scope']);
+        $response->assertJson(['error' => 'insufficient_scope']);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -448,10 +448,10 @@ class MicropubControllerTest extends TestCase
         );
         $response
             ->assertJson([
-                'error' => 'invalid_scope',
+                'error' => 'insufficient_scope',
                 'error_description' => 'The token does not have the required scope for this request',
             ])
-            ->assertStatus(403);
+            ->assertStatus(401);
     }
 
     #[Test]
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ class MicropubControllerTest extends TestCase
         );
         $response
             ->assertJson([
-                'error' => 'Unknown Micropub type',
+                'error' => 'unsupported_operation',
                 'error_description' => 'The request could not be processed by this server',
             ])
             ->assertStatus(500);
@@ -518,8 +518,6 @@ class MicropubControllerTest extends TestCase
     #[Test]
     public function micropub_client_api_request_updates_existing_note(): void
     {
-        $this->markTestSkipped('Update requests are not supported yet');
-
         $note = Note::factory()->create();
         $response = $this->postJson(
             '/api/post',
@@ -534,14 +532,15 @@ class MicropubControllerTest extends TestCase
         );
         $response
             ->assertJson(['response' => 'updated'])
-            ->assertStatus(200);
+            ->assertSuccessful();
+
+        $note->refresh();
+        $this->assertSame('replaced content', $note->content);
     }
 
     #[Test]
     public function micropub_client_api_request_updates_note_syndication_links(): void
     {
-        $this->markTestSkipped('Update requests are not supported yet');
-
         $note = Note::factory()->create();
         $response = $this->postJson(
             '/api/post',
@@ -559,7 +558,8 @@ class MicropubControllerTest extends TestCase
         );
         $response
             ->assertJson(['response' => 'updated'])
-            ->assertStatus(200);
+            ->assertSuccessful();
+
         $this->assertDatabaseHas('notes', [
             'swarm_url' => 'https://www.swarmapp.com/checkin/123',
             'facebook_url' => 'https://www.facebook.com/checkin/123',
@@ -569,8 +569,6 @@ class MicropubControllerTest extends TestCase
     #[Test]
     public function micropub_client_api_request_adds_image_to_note(): void
     {
-        $this->markTestSkipped('Update requests are not supported yet');
-
         $note = Note::factory()->create();
         $response = $this->postJson(
             '/api/post',
@@ -585,7 +583,7 @@ class MicropubControllerTest extends TestCase
         );
         $response
             ->assertJson(['response' => 'updated'])
-            ->assertStatus(200);
+            ->assertSuccessful();
         $this->assertDatabaseHas('media_endpoint', [
             'path' => 'https://example.org/photo.jpg',
         ]);
@@ -594,8 +592,6 @@ class MicropubControllerTest extends TestCase
     #[Test]
     public function micropub_client_api_request_returns_error_trying_to_update_non_note_model(): void
     {
-        $this->markTestSkipped('Update requests are not supported yet');
-
         $response = $this->postJson(
             '/api/post',
             [
@@ -615,8 +611,6 @@ class MicropubControllerTest extends TestCase
     #[Test]
     public function micropub_client_api_request_returns_error_trying_to_update_non_existing_note(): void
     {
-        $this->markTestSkipped('Update requests are not supported yet');
-
         $response = $this->postJson(
             '/api/post',
             [
@@ -636,8 +630,6 @@ class MicropubControllerTest extends TestCase
     #[Test]
     public function micropub_client_api_request_returns_error_when_trying_to_update_unsupported_property(): void
     {
-        $this->markTestSkipped('Update requests are not supported yet');
-
         $note = Note::factory()->create();
         $response = $this->postJson(
             '/api/post',
@@ -651,15 +643,13 @@ class MicropubControllerTest extends TestCase
             ['HTTP_Authorization' => 'Bearer ' . $this->getToken()]
         );
         $response
-            ->assertJson(['response' => 'error'])
+            ->assertJson(['error' => 'unsupported_operation'])
             ->assertStatus(500);
     }
 
     #[Test]
     public function micropub_client_api_request_with_token_with_insufficient_scope_returns_error(): void
     {
-        $this->markTestSkipped('Update requests are not supported yet');
-
         $response = $this->postJson(
             '/api/post',
             [
@@ -679,8 +669,6 @@ class MicropubControllerTest extends TestCase
     #[Test]
     public function micropub_client_api_request_can_replace_note_syndication_targets(): void
     {
-        $this->markTestSkipped('Update requests are not supported yet');
-
         $note = Note::factory()->create();
         $response = $this->postJson(
             '/api/post',
@@ -698,7 +686,7 @@ class MicropubControllerTest extends TestCase
         );
         $response
             ->assertJson(['response' => 'updated'])
-            ->assertStatus(200);
+            ->assertSuccessful();
         $this->assertDatabaseHas('notes', [
             'swarm_url' => 'https://www.swarmapp.com/checkin/the-id',
             'facebook_url' => 'https://www.facebook.com/post/the-id',